This page will make sure you never confuse complement and compliment again! Read the definitions, check out our example sentences, and be sure to follow the twitter feed to see how the internet is using these words in a sentence.
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Definition
Complement
A word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction
Examples
A full complement
Compliment
A remark (or act) expressing praise and admiration
Examples
He complimented her on her last physics paper
Live Twitter Feeds
What's the internet saying about complement/compliment?
@repentval: Yo, Grammar: What's up with "compliment" and "complement"? - theyuniversity: Thanks for the compliment. Here... http://t.co/ghiZD1uZwT
@My_Reality07: and that probably went over some of your heads..there's a huge difference b/w complement & compliment..pick up a dictionary once in a while
@jkibz15: @CrustKibbyKibz compliment* complement is like a complementary angle.
@_LastKingCairo: "Accepts complement"“@JusWatkis: @_LastKingCairo Shhh take the compliment :D”
@QueenB3tch: @nyk_villemob no not compliment lol complement as in we should go well together
@barben2: @Baz_3000 I'll take that as a complement. And compliment. : )
@Starbrght: RT @The_YUNiversity: "Compliment" = to say something nice. "Complement" = to complete, to make perfect. You compliment a girl whose purse complements her dress.
@AmbiguousLover: You can compliment her but i complement her #SomethingLikeADailyTweet
@DesyreeNicole: “@ST_OU22: Everyone likes a complement from time to time .” Compliment***
@The_YUNiversity: Still struggling to memorize the difference between "compliment" and "complement"? Here's an easy mnemonic: http://t.co/PtTcPMHPUR
@Lioness_Rising: Lawd. “@RakimOfficial: Hoes don't know the difference between compliment and complement.”
@NickkLatorre: “@k_echeverrry: I wonder who created this complement account” compliment*
@samanthaszcyrek: Complement compliment my bad idk why i did that ???
@RakimOfficial: Hoes don't know the difference between compliment and complement.
@TimMcDougall13: Who is worse at taking a complement, @NYT or Nutella? http://t.co/OXqCtN20pe #WorldNutellaDay http://t.co/VYDXOnhsNn
@alvow: words l always mixed up: 'compliment' with 'complement'. dont know why.
@deenahelena: RT @The_YUNiversity: "Compliment" = to say something nice. "Complement" = to complete, to make perfect. You compliment a girl whose purse complements her dress.
@Bobby_Roach: Learn the difference between "compliment" and "complement." #ThankYou #Grammar
@AinulMardhiahZ: RT @The_YUNiversity: "Compliment" = to say something nice. "Complement" = to complete, to make perfect. You compliment a girl whose purse complements her dress.
@The_YUNiversity: "Compliment" = to say something nice. "Complement" = to complete, to make perfect. You compliment a girl whose purse complements her dress.